Investigating Prohibited Conduct

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) has a zero tolerance of Prohibited Conduct whether occurring in connection with projects and activities financed by the EIB Group or perpetrated by its own staff. The EIB Group consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB or the Bank) and the European Investment Fund (EIF).

The Fraud Investigations Division is an independent office within the EIB Group and is the sole office mandated to investigate Prohibited Conduct within EIB Group.

Raising awareness of Prohibited Conduct-related issues in the public and private sectors

Analysis and information gathering to support the above five activities

The EIB Group encourages everyone to report promptly to the Fraud Investigations Division suspicions of Prohibited Conduct in EIB Group-financed operations or activities. Investigations are primarily triggered by reporting of suspicions. External reports from parties or persons involved in EIB Group projects and activities are therefore of important value for the EIB Group.

EIB Group staff members have an obligation to report any suspicion of Prohibited Conduct immediately after becoming aware of the matter. For this purpose, the EIB has developed a Whistleblowing Policy applying to all staff members and service providers, allowing them to fulfil their duty to report wrongdoings.

The Bank also developed an exclusion framework which aims at enhancing the Bank’s ability to fight Prohibited Conduct by enforcing the prohibitions contained in the EIB’s Anti-Fraud Policy.

Furthermore, the Bank’s ethical, professional and business approach is supported by Codes of Conduct, a Guide to Procurement, internal policies and rules including conditions and clauses contained in the EIB Group's finance contracts and relies on European and International standards.

This document lays down the internal rules concerning the processing of personal data by Fraud Investigations Division and the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer of the EIB in relation to the provision of information to data subjects and the restriction of certain of their rights.